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== American Council (1784 – ”Present)” ==
== American Council (1784 – ”Present)” ==
The First American Council was the first executive governing body of the American Republic, established following the stepping down of Benedict Arnold from his position as ”Supreme Commander” on January 15, 1784. Composed of six members, the council assumed collective executive authority over the nation, marking the first instance of shared leadership in the postwar government. Its responsibilities included the administration of foreign affairs, fiscal management, and the supervision of military matters during the transitional period following Arnold’s tenure. The council governed from January 15, 1784, to January 15, 1785.
The First American Council was the first executive governing body of the American Republic, established following the stepping down of Benedict Arnold from his position as ”Supreme Commander” on January 15, 1784. Composed of six members, the council assumed collective executive authority over the nation, marking the first instance of shared leadership in the postwar government. Its responsibilities included the administration of foreign affairs, fiscal management, and the supervision of military matters during the transitional period following Arnold’s tenure. The council governed from January 15, 1784, to January 15, 1785.
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! colspan=”6″ |First American Council (January 15, 1784 – January 15, 1785)
! colspan=”6″ |First American Council (January 15, 1784 – January 15, 1785)
Councillor
Councillor
|[[William Blount]]
|[[William Blount]]
Councillor
|[[Charles Pinckney]]
Councillor
|-
! colspan=”6″ |Third American Council (January 15, 1786 – March 20, 1787)
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|[[File:Joseph Siffrein Duplessis – Benjamin Franklin – Google Art Project.jpg|132x132px]]
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|[[File:Roger Sherman, half-length portrait, facing right, holding quill pen LCCN94509789.tif|134x134px]]
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|[[File:Charles Pinckney.jpg|132x132px]]
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|[[Benjamin Franklin]]
President of the Council
|[[John Adams]]
Councillor
|[[Roger Sherman]]
Councillor
|[[Thomas Jefferson]]
Councillor
|[[Richard Dobbs Spaight|Richard Spight]]
Councillor
Councillor
|[[Charles Pinckney]]
|[[Charles Pinckney]]
| No. | Portrait | Name
(Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Political party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| Supreme Commanders of America | ||||||||
| 1 | 
|
Benedict Arnold
(1741–1801) |
— | 22 October 1775 | 15 January 1784 | 8 years, 85 days | Military | |
American Council (1784 – Present)
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The First American Council was the first executive governing body of the American Republic, established following the stepping down of Benedict Arnold from his position as Supreme Commander on January 15, 1784. Composed of six members, the council assumed collective executive authority over the nation, marking the first instance of shared leadership in the postwar government. Its responsibilities included the administration of foreign affairs, fiscal management, and the supervision of military matters during the transitional period following Arnold’s tenure. The council governed from January 15, 1784, to January 15, 1785. Following his election lost to be in the Second Council chosen a year after the first council was chosen, Benedict Arnold attempted to coup the Government but failed, he would be put on trial and sentenced to death only a few weeks after. In a session, Roger Sherman brought up how the council was unfair to the states that 6 people governed the nation but there was 13 states and it was unrepresentative to which Jefferson, Blount, Pinckney and Franklin agreed with him on. Blount also brought up that 6 people should not govern a whole nation and it needed to be more representative and he suggested that a convention was to be held to reform the government to which all 6 members agreed to, Adams only agreed as he seeked to make a stronger federal government with one person in charge which he wanted to be.
